Faculty of Philology

The Faculty of Philology is the oldest University subdivision. Philological disciplines were included in the Moscow University curriculum even as far back as 1755 - the year of the University foundation. Rhetoric, Latin and Russian language were taught to the students of Rhetoric and Poetry Department at the Faculty of Philosophy. In 1756 the University opened its own Gymnasia, Library, Printing House and a book shop. In those years a number of outstanding philologists worked at the University. N.N.Popovskii, A.A.Barsov, P.A.Sokhatskii were among them. As early as 1768, lectures were delivered in Russian.

In 1804 the University opened the Faculty of Language Arts. Students of the Faculty studied according to the individual curriculum. The list of the courses was considerably extended to include History, Theory of Fine Arts, Greek, Latin, the study of languages and literature.

In 1835 the Faculty was transformed into the Department of History and Philology to make part of the Faculty of Philosophy, which in 1863 included the departments of Philosophy, Greek and Roman Linguistics, Comparative Grammar of Indo-European Languages, History of the Russian Language and Literature, History of World Literature, Slavic Philology, World History, History of Russia, History of Church, etc. Some of the students of that period later became famous writers and philosophers: D.I.Fonvizin, A.S.Gribojedov, P.Ya.Chaadajev, M.Ju.Lermontov, V.G.Belinskii, A.I.Gertsen, N.P.Ogarev, I.A.Goncharov.

The Faculty of Philology is a member of the All-European programme for partnership in university education - TEMPUS. The departments of English, Romance and Iberian Romance linguistics handle the project, which intend to promote the collaboration of educational establishments all around Europe by funding joint projects, providing scholarships for students, researchers and teachers. The project involves expanding the teaching resources base, updating the libraries, the acquisition of hi-tech equipment, including self-study facilities and computers.

Departments

Russian Linguistics
History of Russian Literature
History of XX Century Russian Literature
Russian Folk Poetry
History of Foreign Literature
Literary Criticism
Classical Philology
Slavonic Philology
English Linguistics
German Linguistics
French Linguistics
Germanic Linguistics
Romance Linguistics
Iberian Romance Linguistics
General and Comparative/Historical Linguistics
Linguistic Theory and Applied Linguistics
Russian Language for Foreign Students of Humanities
Russian Language for Foreign Students of Natural Sciences
Studies in Etymology
Laboratories and Centres

Phonetics and Oral Communication Laboratory
Russian Literature in Modern World
Theory and Practice of Translation Centre
Computer Centre including PC Laboratory and General and Computer Lexicology and Lexicography
Centre for Modern Informational Technologies for Humanities comprising Speech Laboratory
Bachelour and Master Degrees

5 years full time

Directions

Linguistics
Literary Criticism
Courses

Fundamentals of Philosophy
History of Philosophy
History of Russian Literature
Contemporary Russian Literature
Russian Folk Poetry
Introduction to Literary Criticism
History of Ancient Literature
History of Foreign Literature
Latin
Foreign Language (Russian)
Introduction to Linguistics
Modern Russian
Old Church Slavonic
Introduction to Slavonic Studies
Physical Training
History of Foreign Philosophy
History of Russian Philosophy
History of Russian Literature
Theory of Folklore
History of Foreign Literature
Ancient Greek
Foreign Language (Russian)
Modern Russian
Historical Russian Grammar
Russian Dialect Studies
In-depth Courses

Special Seminar (Survey)
A Choice of special courses for Students of Linguistics and Literary Criticism
Computer Class
History of Russian Literature
Literature of the Peoples of Russia
History of Foreign Literature
Foreign Language (Russian)
Modern Russian
History of Standard Russian
A Choice of courses for Students of Linguistics and Literary Criticism
Slavonic Languages/Literatures
Special Course
Special Seminar
Economics
Russian History
Studies in Politics
Russian Classics in the Context of World Literature
History of 20th century Russian Literature
Literature of the Peoples of Russia
History of Russian Literary Criticism and Critique
Theory of Literature/General Linguistics
History of Foreign Literature
Foreign Language (Russian)
Stylistics of Standard Russian
In-depth Courses

Special course
Special Seminar
Elective Courses

History of Russian Culture
Teaching Theory
Test Your Russian
Typology of Cultures
History of Contemporary Literary Criticism and Critique
History of Russian Culture
Russian Literature Written Abroad
Choice of Humanities and Natural Sciences
Master Degree

2 years full time

Directions

Linguistics
Literary Criticism
Courses

Russian Language

Phonetics
Lexis
Phonetics Analysis of Speech
Introduction to Linguistics
Stylistics
Real Russian
Morphology
Word Formation
Functional Russian Grammar
Methods of Teaching of Russian
Term Paper
Special Course
Special Seminar
Syntax
Teaching Practice

Russian Literature

Russian Literature of the Turn of 19th - 20th Centuries
20th Century Russian Literature
Introduction to Literary Criticism
Russian Literature in the Context of World the Literature
Real Russian
In-depth Study: a choice of courses for students of Literary Criticism
Special Course
19th Century Russian Literature
11th - 13th Centuries Russian Literature
20th Century Russian Literature
Theory of Literature
History of Russian Culture
Literature of the Peoples of Russia
In-depth study: a choice of courses for students of Literary Criticism "Russian Classical Masterpieces"
Special Course
Special Seminar
Russian Literature Written Abroad
In-depth study: a choice of courses for students of Literary Criticism "History of the Russian Novel"
Special Course "Russian Classics of Postmodernism"
PhD Degree

3 years full time, by correspondence - 4 years

Specialities

Russian Literature
Literature of Europe, America and Australia
Theory of Literature
Folklore Studies
Russian Language
Slavonic Languages
Germanic Languages
Romance Languages
Classical Philology
General Linguistics, Social Linguistics, Psycholinguistics
Comparative and Historical, Typological and Contrastive Linguistics, Theory of Translation
Structural, Applied and Mathematical Linguistics
Theory and Methods of Teaching Russian
The Faculty is piloting a "Business Russian" programme acclaimed by the academic Europe and America:

Everyday and business Russian (for beginners)
Business Russian (intermediate)
Special courses for diplomats, businessmen, journalists, lawyers etc.
Training for the certificate exam